Description
Lovells Riverside Tavern is a restaurant situated at 6535 E Co Rd 612, Grayling, MI 49738, United States. It has gathered 338 user reviews and serves notable menu items such as Nachos, Cold Beer, Peppers, Cider, and Margarita. The venue sees peak wait times on Saturdays from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM and on Sundays from 1:30 PM to 9:30 PM, with waits up to 15 minutes during those periods. On weekdays, visitors generally have no wait times, providing ease of access to enjoy its casual dining experience.
Amenities
- Outdoor seating
- Takeout
- Dine-in
- Delivery
- Fast service
- Great beer selection
- Great cocktails
- Serves local specialty
- Sports
- Solo dining
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Coffee
- Comfort food
- Happy hour drinks
- Hard liquor
- Wine
- Dessert
- Table service
- Bar onsite
- Restroom
- Wi-Fi
- Cozy
- Historic
- Family-friendly
- Accepts reservations
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- Good for kids
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
- Free parking lot
- Free street parking
- Parking
- Dogs allowed outside
Reviews (338)
5 Superb Reviews Out of 338 Reviews
Amazing
236
Great
64
Okay
15
Not Great
8
Terrible
15
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Not the same place as it was just a few years ago. The food is excellent, the decks and interior have been remodeled. I had the baked macaroni and cheese and it was wonderful.
It's the perfect little up North place to have a drink and some great pizza! Pizza is fantastic, the place is rustic and perfectly set on the North Branch of the Au Sabl. Victoria was a great host and made it seem like we weren't strangers in a remote bar. Love going here everytime we are in the Hartwick Pines area. Can't wait to go back, its tradition.
We frequent this establishment for dinner. Having tried almost everything on the menu I've never been disappointed. Everything comes out hot and fresh, cooked correctly to order. The wait staff is always pleasant and knowledgeable. Owners are typically in house as well helping where needed and checking on guests. Highly recommend this place!
Great food on the river! Be sure to try the horchata bites! Did was fresh from mi (Grand Rapids) we had walleye, blue gill and perch! Yum!
Update 2/28/26: Still love coming here! The food just keeps getting better and better! The food is great, the atmosphere is wonderful, the view looking over the river from the patio can't be beat and the owners are fabulous!
We were there august fourth and sat outside with a great view of the River, I had the special of the day. Shrimp pasta was not too spicy was yummy. The fried pickle spears were hugh!
Stop here while out riding. Really nice place to get some food. The food was really good. Definitely recommend
We were traveling from western side of Michigan to Alpena and Rogers City for the weekend. From the road, the building doesn't look like much. As you walk inside, it's a very large and expansive restaurant with a bar. Then you go outside and they have several levels of deck.. I think there were three levels that stretched out towards the river that ran along the back of the property. In the trees that were canoes supposedly left there from the river flooding over but I think it was really just decoration. But it's really cool. Sat outside on the deck. Nice weather so it was very comfortable. I had the grilled cheese sandwich and it was tasty and delicious- great cheese to bread ratio (2 slices cheese, thin sour dough bread). My friens had salads that were quite sizeable. One had shrimp and the other had a chicken breast added to the salad. They were happy with the cook on their proteins. The flowers around the decks and building were still well kept and lush, even though the high season has passed. The server was very sweet and accommodating.